Danish architects’ pension fund to push climate agenda harder at Sampension
External probe into alternative providers concludes no strong reason for PAD to quit current partner Sampension
Pensionskasse Rundfunk launches mandatory occupational plan
The auto-enrolment plan will be extended on a mandatory basis to employees in production departments across broadcasters, streaming platforms, and cinema operators
Dutch pension funds to get 12 extra months to review interest rate hedges
The decision by Minister of Social Affairs Eddy van Hijum will make it more difficult for speculators to front-run the trades that will be made by pension funds
Mercer refines private markets strategy for DACH institutional investors
The firm has partnered with Universal Investment to launch an AIF tailored to the needs of German institutional investors
Lower-carbon bond portfolios outperform benchmarks, finds research
Analysis findings bring into question the legitimacy of having carbon-intensive corporate credit portfolios as the default, says Ulf Erlandsson, AFII’s founder
Border to Coast launches £2.6bn global multi-factor equity index fund
The proposition was launched with support from five of its partner funds: Tyne and Wear, Lincolnshire, Cumbria, Bedfordshire and Warwickshire
Parliament unveils latest thinking on EU Omnibus
The 63-page document calls for a more aggressive reduction in the number of companies covered by the EU’s environmental and social disclosure standards
A call to rethink cognitive diversity strategies in asset management
New research reveals cognitive diversity alone is insufficient without intentional leadership, in a study led by Alex Edmans and commissioned by the Diversity Project
ATP takes key role in national drive to upskill Danes in AI
‘Aim is to ensure ATP doesn’t just keep up with developments, but helps shape them,’ says director of €92bn statutory pensions giant
Fondo Pensione Pegaso appoints four managers to oversee €600m mandate
The fund has awarded mandates to PIMCO, AXA Investment Managers, Generali Investments, and Amundi
MGN pension fund completes £150m buy-in with Just Group
The fund’s first buy-in deal insures the benefits of around 1,300 members
People moves: BT Pension Scheme appoints trustee director
Plus: ASCOR creates investor director role; UK’s FCA names deputy CEO
UK government increases British Business Bank’s total financial capacity to £25.6bn
The increase will enable a two-thirds increase in investments to around £3.5bn each year
Fondo Gomma Plastica awards €712m to Anima in multi-asset reshuffle
The fund reassigned assets previously managed under multi-asset mandates with AXA IM and Groupama, consolidating them with Anima
New guidance aims to demystify climate disclosure rules for companies
The guidance ‘does not add or otherwise change the requirements in IFRS S2’, says ISSB
Pensions expert Rangvid calls Danish system unfair between generations
CBS professor argues for option to pause pension contributions during working life
Investment Association appoints first head of private markets
IA creates new role in recognition of increasing importance of private markets, appointing Namita Kain
NBIM calls for united capital markets supervision to help Europe catch up
‘Better and simpler regulation is key to facilitate capital market evolution,’ Norwegian SWF tells EU Commission
Swiss collective pension funds gain ground, but individualisation threatens solidarity
Consolidation trend among smaller schemes continues: number of Swiss Pensionskassen falls dramatically – from 4,000 in the 1990s to just over 1,300 today
DWP’s Impact Assessment says DB reforms put members’ pensions at risk
Accessing surplus may improve employer’s financial position, but may risk pension scheme becoming underfunded, says Pension Security Alliance
Church Commissioners delivers 10.3% return, buoyed by public equities
The fund’s private markets and real asset portfolios contributed more modestly to last year’s performance
Fonchim picks managers for €2.71bn in mandates
Most asset managers accepting mandate renewals agreed to slight fee reductions, says pension fund
Danish pension fund CIO takes floor at Alphabet AGM over targeted ads impact
Google-parent AGM votes down call from AkademikerPension, United Church of Canada Pension Plan and others for independent human rights assessment of AI-driven advertising effects
PRI to step up on human rights lobbying
Announcement about policymaker-focused strategy comes as Unilever and Allianz say trade association reviews need standardisation
UK pensions minister adamant government will not mandate investment
The government has included a ‘reserve power’ mechanism in the new Pension Schemes Bill, giving it power to mandate specific asset allocations
France’s FRR appoints duo for €1.4bn fixed income mandates
AXA Investment Managers and Ostrum Asset Management were selected
Investors urge UK firms to stand by DEI pledges
A coalition of institutional investors, including NEST, Strathclyde Pension Fund and London CIV, has united to support inclusive workplaces amid recent DEI backlash
Zest for climate investing down as US investors drop out – survey
However, European and Asian counterparts largely stick to their guns
New Irish pension strategy will not involve ‘significant change in direction’
The Irish Pensions Authority is set to share its 2025-2029 pension strategy in the ‘coming weeks’
UK government sets out indicative timeline for pensions reform
DWP launches roadmap setting out UK’s provisional plan to implement reforms across DC and DB workplace pensions
UK launches ‘game changing’ Pension Schemes Bill
DWP says new bill will create a more ‘efficient, resilient pension landscape’, and lay the foundation for the upcoming Pensions Review
Nest Sammelstiftung hires new head of responsible investment from central bank
Marc Novara succeeds Ulla Enne, who spent a decade at the fund
People moves: Railpen names sustainable ownership co-heads
Plus: Former Alecta’s CEO takes chair role in sustainable finance data group
Italian fund overhauls strategy, awards €1.6bn in mandates
Latest round of manager appointments follows a broader decision by BCC CRA to diversify portfolios via new ‘specialist and balanced world mandates’
Finnish FSA rapped for overreach in draft pensions reform rules
Pensions lobby group TELA adds plea for disability risk management to be defined in law
PensionsEurope and EFAMA warn against slashing sustainability rules
Omnibus process should be fully wrapped up before the Commission continues with its work on redesigning SFDR
Pensions regulator calls on trustees to consider new options for endgame planning
TPR says it is ‘critical’ that trustees take advice and undertake an appropriate level of due diligence
PKG Pensionskasse appoints CIO to drive private markets expansion
The fund will look to increase its allocations to illiquid asset classes, including infrastructure, private equity and real estate
Reforms to boost UK growth will take several years to show results, says PPI
Institute says that if government policy reforms have their desired effect, data should start to reveal higher allocations to private markets and to UK assets
Heavyweight blended finance initiative to launch service provider
The public-private Hamburg Sustainability Platform, rebranded as SCALED, is backed by Allianz, AXA, CDPQ and Zurich Insurance Group
Swedish agency reveals specs for this autumn’s €11bn tech funds procurement
FTN says it will invite tenders for global active technology equity funds in late September, early October at the earliest
Norway defends legality of SWF’s Palestine-linked investments
UN rapporteur says 6.9% of GFPG invested in firms backing ‘egregious violations of international law’ in occupied Palestine
PME picks Candriam to manage European equity portfolio
Candriam will manage a concentrated equity portfolio initially worth €1.5bn, which is half of the €57bn fund’s existing allocation to European equities
Arctic SWF unit opens for business in Tromsø
Finance minister says new state fund will foster stronger financial environment in Northern Norway
Private sector dashboards ‘essential’ to recover UK lost pension pots
ABI argues that relying on a single, state-owned dashboard will fall short of predicted impact
New UK stewardship code’s fit for asset owners questioned
The Financial Reporting Council today unveiled the final version of a revised UK Stewardship Code following extensive consultation
Personal pension product success lifts France’s IORP weight
PensionsEurope noted the situation in France in its latest trends report on funded pensions in Europe
Fondenergia seeks manager as it boosts equities investment
The move is part of a broader strategy to offer members a life cycle approach
Ethos expands proxy voting services to Germany via Monega partnership
Monega, which manages €10bn in assets, will use Ethos’s services to support the funds it oversees for CSR Beratungsgesellschaft and Steyler Ethik Bank
Cheviot master trust launches enhanced model to meet evolving demands
The DB/DC master trust partnered with Spence & Partners and Van Lanschot Kempen
